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Yoreh Deah 181. Sidelocks in English, or pe'ot in Hebrew, anglicized as payot [a] ( Hebrew: פֵּאוֹת, romanized : pēʾōt, "corners") or payes ( Yiddish pronunciation: [peyes] ), is the Hebrew term for sidelocks or sideburns. Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Tanakh 's ...
Judaism. Haredi Judaism ( Hebrew: יהדות חֲרֵדִית, romanized : Yahadut Ḥaredit, IPA: [ħaʁeˈdi]; plural Haredim) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted halakha (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating or modern values and ...
A Jewish woman wearing a sheitel with a shpitzel or snood on top of it. A shpitzel ( Yiddish: שפּיצל) is a head covering worn by some married Hasidic women. It is a partial wig that only has hair in the front, the rest typically covered by a small pillbox hat or a headscarf. [37]
Judaism. Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and faithfully transmitted ever since. Orthodox Judaism, therefore, advocates a strict observance of Jewish law ...
The ultra-Orthodox, known as “Haredim,” in Hebrew, practice a form of Judaism that is marked by stringent religious observance and strict lifestyles. They make up around 14% of Israel’s 9.5 ...
Upsherin, Upsheren, [1] Opsherin or Upsherinish ( Yiddish: אָפּשערן, romanized : opshern, lit. 'shear off', Judeo-Arabic: חלאקה, romanized: ḥalāqa [2]) is a first haircut ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Judaism. It is typically held when a boy turns three years old.
Shtreimel. A shtreimel ( Yiddish: שטרײַמל shtrayml, plural: שטרײַמלעך shtraymlekh or שטרײַמלען shtraymlen) is a fur hat worn by some Ashkenazi Jewish men, mainly members of Hasidic Judaism, on Shabbat and Jewish holidays and other festive occasions. [1] In Jerusalem, the shtreimel is also worn by Litvak Jews (non ...
A kittel ( Yiddish: קיטל) is a white, knee-length, cotton robe worn by Jewish prayer leaders and some Orthodox Jews on the High Holidays. In some families, the head of the household wears a kittel at the Passover seder, [25] while in other families all married men wear them.